Howdy Derek. I also work in the nuclear industry so I may have some of the same restraints to my job. If you work for Shaw or S&L, I can definitely sympathize with your predicament. In that case we are in much the same predicament. As it turns out, I have given up trying to keep fish in my cubicle. I am not a contractor but a part of the customer base instead. I find that tropical fish keeping is not a subject that is met with any enthusiasm so I keep my fish separately from my other job duties. Yes you read that right, do not make fish keeping an important part of your regular work process. It would not be considered a positive attribute in your job.
Some of us, myself included, are considered as people contributing to the viability of the "old school" way of doing things. On the other hand, new ways of doing business are being well accepted when they do not present a challenge to what is the accepted way of doing things. What that means to a new player in the realm is the challenge to make all things seem old school while in fact embracing the newest thinking on a subject. Let's face it, I am old school and cannot begin to represent the latest thinking on almost any subject. On he other hand, I do represent the present thinking on this forum about the processes involved in a typical tank's cycle. In that respect I am a true god on the subject. Each of the possible tank cycling groups must choose for themselves which "expert" they are willing to follow. I submit that I really am one of the few who should be considered in that role although I must admit that those who are willing to to be considered include those who are less than acceptable. Yes, that means that you must judge me against the others who would win your favor.
